Cruz did have a lot of publicity at least in my circles, over Dewhurst, whom I believe probably expected more of a coronation and therefore perhaps wasn’t compelled to spend on exposure until late.
Perhaps Sarah’s endorsement flushed Dewhurst out after all?
I held the opinion her endorsement was late and rather a wash at any rate. But, admittedly we discovered Dewhurst was in the race after that, and he did become pouty about her endorsement and Cruz thrilled, so what do I know?
Perhaps Sarah’s endorsement flushed Dewhurst out after all?
No doubt in my mind that it did. I wasn't even aware that Dewhurst was running, until after Sarah had endorsed Ted Cruz. Once she did, the big guns came out, and all hell broke loose on the airwaves about every sort of dirt against Cruz.
I read it as a reaction, and because of that, it had to be coming from the establishment wing of the Republican party.
Cruz built bridges to the people over the last year, the old fashioned way. He's been out there meeting with Tea Party groups and other concerned citizens for the past twelve months. The man's burnt the shoe leather the hard way. He's earned the endorsements of a host of respectable groups and individuals who stand for our conservative American principles.
Dewhurst? Not so much. All I've heard from this guy are attack ads, which makes him whale shit, as far as I'm concerned.